Music-cabinet.



M. A. HAWKINS. MUSIC CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. I914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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MUSIC CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAYM IQ M.

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A TTORNEYS v of music rolls in a music roll holder, and a MASON ALBERT HAWKINS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

MUSIC-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Application filed May 11, 1911. Serial No. 838,494.

[b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Mason A. I'IAWKINS, a citizen of thellnited States, and a resident of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved MusicCabinet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates particularly to a holder for the music rolls of player pianos, and the like.

The objects of the invention are to provide for accommodating the maximum number given space; to embody the novel el'ementsin a form constituting units of a sectional cabinet; to'provide trays for the music rolls each adapted to hold a series of rolls and accommodate. rolls of different diameters; to provide for holding the rolls of a series in parallel orderly relation on the trays; and to provide a sliding door at the front of the holder together with novel connecting means for actuating the door by the movements of the sliding holder.

Other purposes and advantages of the invention'will appear fromthe specific de scription hereinafter given.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which similar characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a series of units embodying my invention showing the same supported on top of a player instrument. Fig. 2 is a. perspective view of a sectional cabinet embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of one of the units embodying the invention. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view on line -'li. in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a plan view 01 one of the holder-trays.

The invention is embodied in rectangular units designated generally by the numeral 10, these being preferably oblong and adapted to be disposed in longitudinal series on top of a player instrument indicated by the letter A, or to form elements in a sectional cabinet as shown in Fig. 2, in which a base 11 of known form is shown, and a top'12. Each unit 10 is generally of boxlike form and preferably has horizontal portions 13 and vertical portions 14 dividing the structure into separate compartmcuts. Each compartment is provided with a door 15 hinged at its upper edge as at 16, and within the compartment is a sliding employed, and the/back 17 holder in the form of a trayl'i'. To properly hold the music rolls on the tray transverse rest members 18 are provided having V-shaped notches 18, the notches of the respective parallel rests 18 on each tray being in longitudinal alinement, so that a roll will have support on two rests. In practice I provide a series of notches in each rest 18, three being shown in the present instance, so that the plurality of the rolls will be held in parallel relation. As indicated by dotted line Fig. 4, the V-shaped notches accommodate rolls of different diameter. At the front and rear end of each tray 17 broad bottom members 19, 20, are of the tray forms a stop limiting the rearward movement of the rolls and serving to properly aline the latter. It will be observed from Fig. 3 that the front 17 of each tray is depressed below the top edges of the rests 18 sons to permit free longitudinal movement:

of the rolls to and from the tray. The music rolls are indicated by the letter B.

To secure the tray in position a resilient catch device 21 is in the form of a inner end to the having a catch 22 adapted to spring into a notch 24 in the bottom 10 of the structure 10. The outer-free end 23 of the catch pr0- jccts beyond the front of the structure 10 provided shown jointly plate spring secured at its and constitutes a handle for releasing the catch and withdrawing the tray to allord convenient access to the rolls.

provide a novel means whereby the longitudinal movements of the. trays will open and close the doors 15. The said means consists of operating rods 25 arranged longitudinall of the trays, each rod having an articulated conneetion as at 26 with an arm 27 on the door. The tray is equipped with motion-impartingmeans in t h'c form of trips 28, 29, hereinafter referred to as trips, to actuate the rod 25 and to form guides for the latter, so that the rod may have longitudinal and vertical play in the said trips in response to the movements of the door and tray. Preferably each trip 528,29, consists of an upwardly extending member having a longitudinal slot 30. the lower ends of the trips being secured in any suitable manner to a side of the tray as by producing pointed ends 28, 29 on said trips and driving the same vertically into the tray. For engagemeat of the trips 28, 29 with the door operunderside of the tray and.

ating rod 25, said rod is provided with adjustable members 31, 32 slidable on the rod to different positions and securable in adjusted position by set screws 33, 34. The

6 front member 31 is forward of the front trips 28, while the rear member 32 is rearward of the rear trip 29. The relative positions of thetrips and the members 31, 32 to be engaged thereby are such that the tray 10 willvhave a limited movement relatively to the rod 25, it being sufficient that the tray actuate the rod 25 during the period only of the movement of the tray.

To gain access to the music rolls in a particular compartment, the catch 22 is released by means of the handle 23 which extends outwardly through an opening 15 in the door 15. The lower portion of the door lies in front of the tray, so that as the latter is drawn outward by means of the handle 23 the tray will contact with the door, partially swinging the later, ,ride up on inclines 17 on the sides of the tray, thereby enabling the tray to clear the 25 door in the initial movement of the tray, v after which thefront trip 28 will engage the forward projection 31 on the trip rod and actuate said rod to further lift the door.

, The reverse action takes place in moving the tray inwardly, and during the latter part of the movement the rear trip 29 will engage the adjacent member 32 and move the rod 25 rearwardly to close the door, the action of the parts being timed to bring the door 35, to the closed position in front. of the tray popper end and extending at its lower end in as the catch 22 engages its notch 24.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by ters Patent is-'.-

40 1. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a the compartment, a swinging door for closing the compartment, a door opening and closing member in the compartment, a connection between said member and the door, I and trip means on the holder to actuate said member in opposite directions by the movements of the holder.

2. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a holder slidable longitudinally in the compartment, a door for closing the compartment in front of the holder, a door opening and closing member connected with the doorfsaid holder having a limited sliding movement relatively to the said opening and ClOSil'lg member, and trips on the holder to actuate the said member after a limited movement of the holder. in either direction.

3. A structure of the character described and the door will.

" with the door,

- the door by movement of the tray. holder slidable in having a compartment, a slidable holder ,therein, a door for closing the compartment, a door opening and closing device ranging longitudinally of. the holder and connected with the door, trip means carried by the holder and embracing the said door opening and closing device to guide the same, and spaced elements on the said 1 01 p ning and closing device cngngca l y the said trip means in the movements of the holder.

4. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a slidable holder therein, a door for closing the compartment, a door opening and closing rod ranging longitudinally of the compartment ad acent to the holder, spaced trip members carried by the holder at a side thereof and extending upwardly above the holder, said trips having slots in which'said rod has guided movement, and adjustable members on the said rod adapted to be engaged by the said trips.

5. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a slidable holder therein, a door to close the compartment in front of the holder, a rod ranging longitudinally of the compartment adjacent to the holder and having an articulated connection said holder and rod having co acting members to act at he one by a movement of the other.

6. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a slidable holder tray therein, a swingingdoor hinged at its front of the'tray, a resilient catch on the tray having a handle extending through the door to'the outside, means on the structure to engage said catch, and means to actuate .7. A structure of the character described having a compartment, a sliding tray therein having transverse rests formed with V- shaped notches adapted to receive music rolls, and a transverse stop memberirearward of said rests to limit the inward posi ion of the rolls,

8. A structure of the character described having a compartment and a sliding tray therein having rests adapted to receive music rolls, the said tray having itsfront dc pressed below the upper edge of the said rests.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of 115 two subscribing witnesses.

MASON ALBERT HAWKINS.

Witnesses:

Canamo'ron L. DAVIS, THOS. S. HAWKINS. 

